JP5721657B2 - Cup holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup holder for holding a beverage container or the like in a stable state in an automobile room.

  A cup holder for holding a beverage container or the like in a stable state is provided in the automobile compartment. Some cup holders include a support member that can support a side surface of a container inserted in a storage portion of a holder body. Usually, in a cup holder provided with a support member, it is possible to stably hold containers such as plastic bottles having various sizes and shapes inserted into the storage unit by advancing the support member to the storage unit. It has become. Further, when the support member is retracted from the storage unit, a container such as a plastic bottle can be taken out from the storage unit.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the cup holder 50 disclosed in Patent Document 1 is capable of advancing and retracting the holder main body 51 having a storage portion 51a into which the beverage container B1 is inserted, and the holder main body 51 to the storage portion 51a. And a support member 52. The support member 52 is provided so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis O, and is urged so that the lower part of the support O extends into the storage portion 51a. When the beverage container B1 having an uneven shape on the side surface is taken out from the storage portion 51a, the convex portion B1a of the beverage container B1 contacts the guide portion 52a of the support member 52. The guide part 52a has a shape in which the force F acting on the guide part 52a from the convex part B1a is directed downward from the axis O. Since the force F is directed downward from the axis O, a moment (counterclockwise moment) acts on the support member 52 in a direction in which the guide portion 52a is retracted from the storage portion 51a. Thereby, beverage container B1 which has an uneven | corrugated shape on a side surface can be taken out smoothly from the accommodating part 51a of the holder main body 51. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cup holder 60 disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a holder main body 61 having a storage portion 61a into which a beverage container is inserted, and a support capable of moving the holder main body 61 back and forth to the storage portion 61a. And a member 62. The support member 62 includes an upper piece 621 whose upper end is rotatably supported on the side of the holder main body 61, and an upper end that is rotatably connected to the upper piece 621, and a lower end that is closer to the holder main body 61. Spring member that is attached to the connecting portion of the lower piece portion 622 that slides in the vertical direction, and the upper piece portion 621 and the lower piece portion 622 so that the connecting portion advances in the central axis direction of the holder body 61 63. A stopper surface 621 a that restricts the rotation limit between the upper piece 621 and the lower piece 622 is formed at the lower end of the upper piece 621. When the beverage container is inserted into the storage portion 61a, the connecting portion of the upper piece portion 621 and the lower piece portion 622 is pushed against the side surface of the beverage container, and the support member 62 is moved from the maximum advanced position shown in FIG. , Retract to the position shown in FIG.

Japanese Patent No. 3725505 Utility model registration No. 3137651

  In the cup holder 50 shown in FIG. 6, the beverage container B <b> 1 can be smoothly taken out from the storage portion 51 a of the holder body 51 in accordance with the uneven shape of the side surface of the existing or planned beverage container B <b> 1. The shape of the support member 52 is determined. Therefore, there is a problem that the shape of the support member 52 cannot be determined until the shape of the beverage container B1 becomes known.

  Further, in recent years, for example, the uneven shape on the side surface of the PET bottle has been determined in consideration of not only ensuring strength but also design, ease of holding, ease of crushing, etc. Tend to be increasingly diverse. In the cup holder 50, since the support member 52 is a single member, the shape of the support member 52 that can hold all the various types of PET bottles in a stable state and can be smoothly taken out is determined. It is difficult. Further, since the support member 52 is a single member, as shown on the left side in FIG. 6, when the support member 52 is largely retracted from the storage portion 51 a, the lower end portion of the support member 52 is the holder main body 51. It protrudes greatly outside. At this time, the lower end portion of the support member 52 may interfere with other members around the holder main body 51.

  On the other hand, in the cup holder 60 shown in FIG. 7, the support member 62 has a two-connection structure of an upper piece 621 and a lower piece 622. Accordingly, the connecting portion of the upper piece portion 621 and the lower piece portion 622 is retracted from the storage portion 61 a of the holder main body 61 without the support member 62 protruding outside the holder main body 61. Therefore, there is no possibility that the support member 62 interferes with other members around the holder main body 61.

  However, in the cup holder 60, it is not assumed that a beverage container having an uneven shape on the side surface is inserted into the storage portion 61a. Therefore, for example, when the beverage container B1 shown in FIG. 6 is inserted into the storage portion 61a of the holder body 61, when the beverage container B1 is removed from the storage portion 61a, the convex portion B1a on the side surface of the beverage container B1 is the upper piece portion 621. And the lower piece 622 abuts below the connecting portion. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the angle formed by the upper piece 621 and the lower piece 622 is an acute angle, the direction of the force acting on the support member 62 from the beverage container B1 is The upper piece 621 faces upward from the rotation center of the upper end portion. As a result, the convex portion B1a on the side surface of the beverage container B1 is caught by the connecting portion of the upper piece portion 621 and the lower piece portion 622, and it may be impossible to smoothly remove the beverage container B1 from the storage portion 61a of the holder body 61. There is.

  In the cup holder 50 shown in FIG. 6, four support members 52 are arranged in the circumferential direction of the holder main body 51. Further, in the cup holder 60 shown in FIG. 7, three support members 52 are arranged in the circumferential direction of the holder main body 61. As described above, when three or more support members are arranged on the holder main body, the side surface of the container inserted into the holder of the holder main body can be supported only by the plurality of support members. On the other hand, when two or less support members are arranged on the holder body, the side surface of the container inserted into the storage portion of the holder body is supported by the support member and the inner peripheral surface of the holder body. When two or less support members are arranged on the holder main body, it is necessary to increase the amount of advancement of each support member to the storage portion as compared with the case where three or more support members are arranged. For this reason, since each subject mentioned above will become more remarkable when the number of support members shall be two or less, it is not preferable. However, in order to avoid interference between the support member and other members around the holder body, the number of support members may be inevitably set to two or less.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a cup holder in which one or two support members for supporting the side surface of a container inserted into the holder of the holder body are arranged in the circumferential direction of the holder body. A cup having a concave and convex shape on the side surface can be smoothly taken out from the storage portion, and the support member is less likely to interfere with other members around the holder body when the support member is retracted from the storage portion. An object is to provide a holder.

  Hereinafter, each means suitable for solving the above-described problems will be described with additional effects and the like as necessary.

  (1) The cup holder of the present invention has a holder main body having a storage portion that opens upward and into which the container is inserted, and one or two holders are arranged in the circumferential direction of the holder main body, and the container main body is advanced to the storage portion. And a support member that supports the side surface of the first support piece, the upper end portion of which is provided rotatably with respect to the holder main body and forms the upper structure of the support member, and the upper end portion A second support that is pivotally connected to a lower end portion of the first support piece, and that the lower end portion is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the holder body and slidable in the vertical direction, and forms a lower structure of the support member. A piece, a regulating member for regulating a sliding direction and a rising height of the lower end portion of the second support piece, and a connecting portion of the first support piece and the second support piece are advanced in the central axis direction of the holder body An urging member that urges the support portion to Operates so that the first support piece does not protrude downward in the direction of the central axis of the holder body than the second support piece, and when the lower end portion of the second support piece rises most, the connecting portion A line drawn from the rotation center of the first support piece toward the rotation center of the upper end portion of the first support piece, and a line drawn from the rotation center of the connection portion toward the rotation center of the lower end portion of the second support piece. The angle made with the line is obtuse.

  As the connecting portion of the first support piece and the second support piece advances in the direction of the central axis of the holder body, the uneven shape on the side surface of the container is more easily caught on the support member. For this reason, when the support member is in the maximum advanced position where it has advanced most, it is most difficult to take out the container from the storage portion of the holder body. Here, according to the structure of this invention, a support member consists of two connection structure of a 1st support piece and a 2nd support piece, and a support member is a center axis | shaft of a holder main body rather than a 2nd support piece. Operate in a direction and not projecting downwards. Therefore, when taking out the container inserted in the storage part of the holder main body from the storage part, the side surface of the container comes into contact with the second support piece from the side or the lower side regardless of the uneven shape of the side surface of the container. According to the configuration of the present invention, when the lower end portion of the second support piece rises most, a line drawn from the rotation center of the connection portion toward the rotation center of the upper end portion of the first support piece, and the connection The angle formed by the line drawn from the rotation center of the portion toward the rotation center of the lower end portion of the second support piece is an obtuse angle.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, when the container having a concavo-convex shape on the side surface is taken out from the storage portion of the holder main body when the support member is at the maximum advanced position, the rising height of the lower end portion of the second support piece is controlled by the restriction member. In a state where the pressure is regulated, the side surface of the container abuts against the second support piece from the side or from below. At this time, the second support piece tends to rotate around the rotation center of the lower end portion of the second support piece regardless of the direction of the force acting on the second support piece from the container. Then, the connecting portion between the first support piece and the second support piece has an upward force perpendicular to the line drawn from the rotation center of the connection portion toward the rotation center of the lower end portion of the second support piece. Works. This force is directed downward from the rotation center of the upper end portion of the first support piece because the angle formed by the above is an obtuse angle.

  Accordingly, the force acting on the rotation center of the connecting portion between the first support piece and the second support piece acts as a force for turning the first support piece downward, thereby retracting the connecting portion from the storage portion. It is possible to smoothly take out the container having the uneven shape on the side surface from the storage part of the holder body. Further, since the support member has a two-connection structure of the first support piece and the second support piece, the shape of the support member changes. Thereby, the connection part of a 1st support piece and a 2nd support piece retreats from the accommodating part of a holder main body, without a support member protruding outside outward of a holder main body. Therefore, the possibility that the support member interferes with other members around the holder body is small. Moreover, since the shape of a support member changes according to the shape of a container, the adaptability with respect to the container of various shapes is high.

  (2) In the cup holder of the present invention described in (1) above, preferably, when the container inserted in the storage portion of the holder body is taken out from the storage portion, The container comes into contact with the upper end portion side of the second support piece divided by a bisector that bisects a line connecting the rotation center of the lower end portion of the second support piece.

  According to such a structure, a container contact | abuts to the upper end part side of the 2nd support piece divided by the bisector which bisects between both rotation centers of a 2nd support piece. The closer the force acting on the second support piece from the container is to the lower end side of the second support piece, the easier it is for the center of rotation of the lower end portion of the second support piece to slide upward. When the rotation center of the lower end of the second support piece slides upward, the connecting portion of the first support piece and the second support piece advances in the direction of the central axis of the holder body, so that the uneven shape on the side surface of the container is supported. It becomes easy to get caught in the member. On the other hand, the closer the force acting on the second support piece from the container is to the upper end side of the second support piece, the more difficult the center of rotation of the lower end portion of the second support piece slides upward. Therefore, according to the present invention, when the container having a concavo-convex shape on the side surface is taken out from the storage portion of the holder main body, the connecting portion of the first support piece and the second support piece is unlikely to advance in the central axis direction of the holder main body. It is easy to remove the container more smoothly from the storage unit.

  (3) In the cup holder of the present invention described in the above (1) or (2), preferably, the two support members are separated by an angular difference of 60 to 120 degrees around the central axis of the holder body. Has been placed.

  According to such a configuration, the two support members are arranged around the central axis of the holder main body at an angle difference of 60 to 120 degrees, so that the side surface of the container inserted in the holder of the holder main body Is supported by the two supporting members and the inner peripheral surface of the holder main body. At this time, the direction of each force acting on the side surface of the container from the two support members and the direction of the force acting on the side surface of the container from the inner peripheral surface of the holder main body are three different directions. The container inserted into the storage unit can be held in a stable state.

  According to the cup holder of the present invention, in the cup holder in which one or two support members that support the side surface of the container inserted in the holder of the holder main body are arranged in the circumferential direction of the holder main body, the side surface has an uneven shape. It is possible to smoothly take out the container it has from the storage unit. In addition, when the support member is retracted from the storage unit, the support member is less likely to interfere with other members around the holder body.

It is a perspective view of the cup holder in this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the cup holder in this embodiment by the AA in FIG. 1, Comprising: The condition holding the drink container is shown. It is sectional drawing of the cup holder in this embodiment, Comprising: The 1st condition when taking out a drink container is shown. It is sectional drawing of the cup holder in this embodiment, Comprising: The 2nd condition when taking out a drink container is shown. It is sectional drawing of the cup holder in this embodiment, Comprising: The 3rd condition when taking out a drink container is shown. It is sectional drawing of the cup holder provided with the conventional support member. It is sectional drawing of the cup holder provided with the other conventional support member, Comprising: (a) is the situation which is in the maximum advance position where the support member advanced to the storage part to the maximum, (b) is the support member from the maximum advance position Shows the situation of retreat.

  Based on FIGS. 1-5, one Embodiment of the cup holder of this invention is described in detail. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the cup holder 1. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cup holder 1 taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, and shows a situation where the beverage container B is inserted into the storage portion 2 a of the holder body 2. As shown in FIG. 1, two cup holders 1 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction on the center console in the automobile compartment. The two cup holders 1 have the same configuration. The front, rear, right, and left described in FIG. 1 indicate the forward and backward directions of the automobile, the right side viewed from the occupant, and the left side viewed from the occupant, respectively.

  The cup holder 1 includes a holder main body 2 for storing the beverage container B, two support members 3 for holding the beverage container B in a stable state, and an attachment member for attaching the support member 3 to the holder main body 2. 5 and a torsion coil spring 6 (biasing member) for moving the support member 3 into the storage portion 2a. The side surface of the beverage container B inserted into the storage part 2 a of the holder body 2 is supported by the two support members 3 and the inner peripheral surface of the holder body 2.

  The holder body 2 is made of a synthetic resin and has a bottomed cylindrical shape having an inner peripheral surface and a bottom surface. The beverage container B is inserted into the storage portion 2a from the opening above the holder body 2. The storage portion 2a is gradually reduced in diameter from the top to the bottom, and a cushion rubber 7 is laid on the bottom surface of the storage portion 2a. At two locations in the circumferential direction of the holder body 2, rectangular openings 2 b that are long in the vertical direction for arranging the support member 3 are formed. The two openings 2b are formed at positions separated by an angular difference θ of about 90 degrees around the central axis CL of the holder body 2 (see FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 1, when a holder main body 2 having a circular planar shape is disposed on a case member K having a rectangular planar shape, the corners of the case member K and the holder main body 2 are viewed from above. A space is formed between the outer peripheral surface. In the present embodiment, an opening 2b for arranging the support member 3 is formed at a circumferential position of the holder main body 2 facing this space. Thereby, it is possible to avoid interference between the support member 3 and other members around the holder body 2.

  The support member 3 has a two-connection structure of a first support piece 31 that forms the upper structure of the support member 3 and a second support piece 32 that forms the lower structure of the support member 3 (the detailed structure will be described later). ). FIG. 2 shows a situation where the connecting portion 3a of the first support piece 31 and the second support piece 32 is at the maximum advanced position where it has advanced most into the storage portion 2a. It is possible to support the side surface of the small-diameter container with the support member 3 by bending the support member 3 into a square shape at the connection portion 3a and allowing the connection portion 3a to pass through the opening 2b and advance into the storage portion 2a. It becomes. When a large-diameter container is inserted into the storage part 2a of the holder body 2, the support member 3 is pushed by the side surface of the container and retracts from the storage part 2a. In the situation where the support member 3 is in the maximum retracted position where it is most retracted from the storage portion 2a, the first support piece 31 and the second support piece 32 are respectively the first support piece 31 ′ and the second support piece indicated by broken lines. Retreat to position 32 '.

  The attachment member 5 has a vertically long box shape in the vertical direction, and is attached to the outer periphery of the holder body 2 so as to cover the opening 2 b of the holder body 2 from the outside of the holder body 2. The support member 3 is attached to the holder main body 2 via the attachment member 5. In a situation where the support member 3 is at the maximum retracted position, more than half of the entire first support piece 31 and almost the entire second support piece 32 are contained in the internal space of the mounting member 5. At this time, a part of the first support piece 31 protrudes outward from the mounting member 5. On the other hand, in a situation where the support member 3 is at the maximum advanced position, more than half of the entire first support piece 31 and more than half of the entire second support piece 32 are exposed from the internal space of the mounting member 5. The attachment member 5 includes a pair of side walls 5a that are long in the vertical direction (only one side wall 5a is shown in FIG. 2). A pair of long holes 5b (regulating members) that are long in the vertical direction are formed below each of the pair of side walls 5a.

  The first support piece 31 has an arm shape and includes a first rotation shaft 4a (rotation center) extending horizontally at the upper end portion 31a. The first rotation shaft 4 a is rotatably held by a bearing portion (not shown) formed on each side wall 5 a of the attachment member 5. Therefore, the first support piece 31 is rotatable in the vertical direction around the first rotation shaft 4a. A bearing portion (not shown) for connecting to the second support piece 32 is formed at the lower end 31 b of the first support piece 31. The surface of the first support piece 31 facing the storage portion 2a of the holder body 2 serves as a contact surface 31c that contacts the beverage container B when the beverage container B is inserted into the storage portion 2a.

  The second support piece 32 has an arm shape and includes a second rotation shaft 4b (rotation center) extending horizontally at the upper end 32a. The second rotation shaft 4b is rotatably held by a bearing portion (not shown) formed at the lower end portion 31b of the first support piece 31. Therefore, the 1st support piece 31 and the 2nd support piece 32 are connected so that relative rotation is possible to the up-down direction centering on the 2nd rotating shaft 4b. The second support piece 32 includes a third rotation shaft 4c (rotation center) extending horizontally at the lower end 32b. The third rotation shaft 4c is held by a pair of elongated holes 5b formed in the attachment member 5 so as to be rotatable and slidable in the vertical direction. Therefore, the sliding direction and rising height of the lower end 32b of the second support piece 32 are regulated by the pair of long holes 5b. The surface of the second support piece 32 facing the storage portion 2a of the holder body 2 serves as a contact surface 32c that contacts the beverage container B when the beverage container B is taken out from the storage portion 2a.

  When the support member 3 operates from the maximum advanced position where the connecting portion 3a has advanced most into the storage portion 2a to the maximum retracted position where the connecting portion 3a has retracted most from the storage portion 2a, the first support piece 31 The holder 32 does not protrude downward in the direction of the central axis CL of the holder body 2 from the piece 32. Therefore, when the beverage container B is taken out from the storage portion 2 a, the beverage container B does not contact the first support piece 31 but contacts only the contact surface 32 c of the second support piece 32.

  A torsion coil spring 6 is disposed around the first rotation shaft 4 a of the first support piece 31. One end of the torsion coil spring 6 is fixed to the attachment member 5, and the other end of the torsion coil spring 6 is fixed to the first support piece 31. The torsion coil spring 6 urges the first support piece 31 to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Therefore, in the situation where the beverage container B is not inserted into the cup holder 1, the support member 3 has the maximum advance position where the connecting portion 3a has advanced most into the storage portion 2a and the lower end portion 32b of the second support piece 31 has risen most. Is being energized. In the situation where the support member 3 is urged to the maximum advanced position, as shown in FIG. 2, a one-dot chain line drawn from the second rotation shaft 4b toward the first rotation shaft 4a and the second rotation shaft The angle α formed by the dash-dot line drawn from 4b toward the third rotation shaft 4c is an obtuse angle.

  The operation of the cup holder 1 will be described based on FIGS. The beverage container B has a small diameter part Ba having a small outer diameter and a large diameter part Bb having a large outer diameter below the small diameter part Ba. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a large step between the small-diameter portion Ba and the large-diameter portion Bb of the beverage container B. The connecting portion 3a of the support member 3 supports the small diameter portion Ba of the beverage container B from the side.

  When taking out the beverage container B from the cup holder 1, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper end of the large-diameter portion Bb of the beverage container B comes into contact with the contact surface 32 c of the second support piece 32 as a first situation. At this time, the beverage container B has an upper end portion 32a side of the second support piece 32 divided by a bisector HL that bisects a one-dot chain line connecting the second rotation shaft 4b and the third rotation shaft 4c. Abut. And the diagonally upward force F1 acts on the 2nd support piece 32 from the drink container B. FIG.

  Since the force F1 acts on the contact surface 32c substantially at right angles, the direction of the force F1 varies depending on the inclination of the contact surface 32c. However, since the lower end portion 32b of the second support piece 32 is in a state in which the rise is restricted by the pair of long holes 5b, the second support piece 32 is not rotated in the third direction regardless of the direction of the force F1. It tries to rotate around the axis 4c. Then, an upward force F2 perpendicular to the one-dot chain line drawn from the second rotation shaft 4b toward the third rotation shaft 4c acts on the second rotation shaft 4b of the connecting portion 3a of the support member 3. To do. That is, the force F2 acts in the tangential direction of the circle R passing through the second rotation shaft 4b around the third rotation shaft 4c in the second rotation shaft 4b.

  The force F2 is directed downward from the first rotation shaft 4a provided at the upper end portion 31a of the first support piece 31 because the angle α formed is an obtuse angle. Therefore, the force F2 acts as a force for rotating the first support piece 31 downward. As described above, when the beverage container B is continuously taken out from the storage portion 2a against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 6 after the first support piece 31 is easily rotated downward, the second situation is illustrated in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the beverage container B can be raised while the upper end of the large-diameter portion Bb of the beverage container B is in sliding contact with the contact surface 32 c of the second support piece 32. At this time, the third rotating shaft 4c of the lower end portion 32b of the second support piece 32 is lowered along the elongated hole 5b by the force F1 acting obliquely upward from the beverage container B to the second support piece 32. 3a retracts from the storage portion 2a.

  Furthermore, when taking out the beverage container B from the storage portion 2a continues, the large diameter portion Bb of the beverage container B further retracts the connecting portion 3a, and as shown in FIG. 5, the contact surface of the second support piece 32 In the third situation, the large-diameter portion Bb is in sliding contact with the side 32c. And extraction of the beverage container B from the storage part 2a is completed.

  According to such a configuration of the present embodiment, when the support member 3 operates, the first support piece 31 does not protrude below the second support piece 32 in the direction of the central axis CL of the holder body 2. Therefore, when the beverage container B inserted into the storage portion 2a of the holder body 2 is taken out from the storage portion 2a, the side surface of the beverage container B is not in contact with the second support piece 32 regardless of the uneven shape of the side surface of the beverage container B. It contacts the contact surface 32c from the side or from below. Moreover, according to the structure of this embodiment, when the lower end part 32b of the 2nd support piece 32 raises most, the dashed-dotted line pulled toward the 1st rotation axis 4a from the 2nd rotation axis 4b, and the 2nd An angle α formed by a one-dot chain line drawn from the rotation shaft 4b toward the third rotation shaft 4c is an obtuse angle.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the beverage container B is taken out from the storage portion 2a of the holder body 2 when the support member 3 is at the maximum advanced position, the lower end portion of the second support piece 32 is formed by the pair of long holes 5b. The side surface of the beverage container B comes into contact with the second support piece 32 from the side or the lower side in a state where the rise of 32b is regulated. At this time, regardless of the direction of the force F1 acting on the second support piece 32 from the beverage container B, the second support piece 32 rotates around the third rotation shaft 4c of the lower end portion 32b of the second support piece 32. Try to move. Then, an upward force F2 perpendicular to the one-dot chain line drawn from the second rotation shaft 4b toward the third rotation shaft 4c acts on the second rotation shaft 4b of the connecting portion 3a of the support member 3. To do. This force F2 is directed downward from the first rotation shaft 4a provided at the upper end portion 31a of the first support piece 31 because the angle α formed is an obtuse angle.

  Accordingly, the force F2 acting on the second rotation shaft 4b of the support member 3 acts as a force for rotating the first support piece 31 downward, whereby the connecting portion 3a of the support member 3 is retracted from the storage portion 2a. The beverage container B having a concavo-convex shape on the side surface can be smoothly taken out from the storage portion 2a of the holder main body 2 while making it happen. Further, since the support member 3 has a two-connection structure of the first support piece 31 and the second support piece 32, the shape of the support member 3 changes. Thereby, the connection part 3a of the support member 3 retreats from the storage part 2a of the holder main body 2 without the support member 3 protruding greatly to the outside of the holder main body 2. Therefore, the possibility that the support member 3 interferes with other members around the holder body 2 is small. Moreover, since the shape of the supporting member 3 changes according to the shape of the container inserted in the storage part 2, the adaptability with respect to the container of various shapes is high.

  Moreover, according to the structure of this embodiment, the drink container B is the 2nd support divided by the bisector HL which bisects the dashed-dotted line which connects the 2nd rotating shaft 4b and the 3rd rotating shaft 4c. It abuts on the upper end 32 a side of the piece 32. As the force F1 acting on the second support piece 32 from the beverage container B is closer to the upper end portion 32a side of the second support piece 32, the third rotation shaft is the rotation center of the lower end portion 32b of the second support piece 32. 4c becomes difficult to slide upward. Therefore, according to this embodiment, when taking out the beverage container B which has uneven | corrugated shape in the side surface from the accommodating part 2a of the holder main body 2, the connection part 3a of the 1st support piece 31 and the 2nd support piece 32 is the holder main body 2. Since it is difficult to advance in the direction of the central axis CL, the beverage container B can be easily taken out of the storage portion 2a more smoothly.

  Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the two support members 3 are arranged around the central axis CL of the holder body 2 with an angular difference θ of about 90 degrees. Therefore, the side surface of the beverage container B inserted into the storage portion 2 a of the holder body 2 is supported by the two support members 3 and the inner peripheral surface of the holder body 2. For this reason, the direction of each force that acts on the side surface of the beverage container B from each of the two support members 3 and the direction of the force that acts on the side surface of the beverage container B from the inner peripheral surface of the holder body 2 are significantly different from each other. Since it is in the direction, the beverage container B inserted into the storage portion 2a can be held in a stable state.

  The cup holder of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be implemented in various forms that have been modified or improved by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say, you can.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the two support members 3 are arranged around the central axis CL of the holder body 2 with an angular difference θ of about 90 degrees. However, the angle difference θ that can hold the container inserted in the storage portion 2a in a stable state is not limited to about 90 degrees, and the angle difference θ can be set in the range of 60 to 120 degrees. Further, depending on the shape and weight of the container inserted into the storage portion 2a and the shape (depth, inner diameter, etc.) of the storage portion 2a, even if only one support member 3 is disposed on the holder body 2, it is inserted into the storage portion 2a. In some cases, the sealed container can be held in a stable state.

  In the present embodiment, the first support piece 31 and the second support piece 32 are twisted around the first rotation shaft 4a as a biasing member that advances the connecting portion 3a in the direction of the central axis CL of the holder body 2. A coil spring 6 is disposed. However, the urging member can be disposed at a position different from that of the present embodiment by using a plate spring, a tension coil spring, a compression coil spring, or the like as the urging member. For example, a torsion coil spring may be disposed around the second rotation shaft 4 b, one end of the torsion coil spring may be fixed to the first support piece 31, and the other end may be fixed to the second support piece 32. Moreover, you may arrange | position the leaf | plate spring bent in the shape of a square so that it might straddle the 1st support piece 31 and the 2nd support piece 32 in the vicinity of the 2nd rotating shaft 4b. Further, intermediate portions of the first support piece 31 and the second support piece 32 may be connected by a tension coil spring. Further, a compression coil spring for biasing the third rotation shaft 4c upward may be disposed below the third rotation shaft 4c.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cup holder 2 ... Holder main body 2a ... Storage part 3 ... Support member 3a ... Connection part 31 ... 1st support piece 31a ... Upper end part 31b ... Lower end part 32 ... Second support piece 32a ... Upper end part 32b ... Lower end part 4a ... First rotation axis (rotation center)
4b: Second rotation axis (rotation center) 4c: Third rotation axis (rotation center)
5b ... long hole (regulating member) 6 ... torsion coil spring (biasing member)
B ... Beverage container CL ... Center axis HL ... Bisecting line α ... Angle formed θ ... Angle difference

Claims (3)

A holder main body having a storage portion that is opened upward and into which the container is inserted; and a support member that supports one side surface of the container by being advanced to the storage portion by being arranged in the circumferential direction of the holder main body. A cup holder comprising:
A first support piece having an upper end formed rotatably with respect to the holder body and forming an upper structure of the support member;
An upper end portion is rotatably connected to a lower end portion of the first support piece, and a lower end portion is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the holder body and slidable in the vertical direction to form a lower structure of the support member. A second support piece;
A regulating member that regulates the sliding direction and the height of the lower end of the second support piece;
An urging member that urges the connecting portion of the first support piece and the second support piece to advance in the central axis direction of the holder body,
The support member operates such that the first support piece does not protrude downward in the direction of the central axis of the holder body than the second support piece,
A line drawn from the rotation center of the connection portion toward the rotation center of the upper end portion of the first support piece when the lower end portion of the second support piece rises most, and the rotation center of the connection portion A cup holder having an obtuse angle with a line drawn from the lower end of the second support piece toward the rotation center.   When taking out the container inserted into the storage portion of the holder body from the storage portion, a line connecting the rotation center of the connecting portion and the rotation center of the lower end portion of the second support piece is bisected. The cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the container abuts on an upper end side of the second support piece divided by a bisector.   The cup holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the two support members are arranged around the central axis of the holder main body at an angle difference of 60 to 120 degrees.

Images